ppl. a. [f. FURLOUGH sb. or v. + -ED.] Having a furlough or leave of absence; hence, unoccupied, inactive.
1811. W. R. Spencer, Poems, 5, Leonora.
They shout, they sing, their cymbals ring, | |
Their green wreaths wave, they come, they come; | |
Ten thousand furlowd Heroes bring | |
Or wounds, or wealth, or trophies home. |
1848. Lowell, Biglow P., Poems, 1890, II. 23. She Patted the furloughed ferule on her palm.
1864. Daily Tel., 26 Nov. All furloughed officers and men have been ordered to return immediately.